Wrongful Death and Survival Actions
| Author | Kevin R. Culhane |
| Pages | 167-190 |
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Chapter 10
Wrongful Death and Survival Actions
§1000 INTRODUCTION
§1001 Defenses in Wrongful Death and Survivorship Cases
§1010 DEFINITIONS
§1020 IDENTIFICATION OF PARTY
§1021 Identification in General
§1022 Business Structure
§1023 Address
§1024 Agency
§1025 Litigants Acting in a Representative Capacity
§1030 AUTO ACCIDENT
§1031 Location
§1032 Causes
§1033 Accident Details
§1033.1 Decedent’s Speed
§1033.2 Defendant’s Speed
§1033.3 Roadway Details
§1033.4 Alcohol and Drugs (Defendant)
§1033.5 Equipment Defects
§1033.5.1 Pre-accident Knowledge of Defect
§1033.6 Ownership, Permissive Use and Occupancy
§1034 Investigation of Accident Cause
§1035 Witnesses
§1036 Insurance
§1040 DANGEROUS CONDITION OF PROPERTY
§1041 Details of Occurrence
§1041.1 Ownership and Maintenance of Premises
§1041.2 Identification of Defendant/Business Status
§1042 Knowledge of Dangerous Condition
§1042.1 Inherent Dangers and Imputed Notice
§1042.2 Circumstantial Notice (Subsequent Repairs)
§1042.3 Inspection of Premises
§1050 DEFECTIVE PRODUCT
§1051 Identification of Product Manufacturer
§1052 Product Design
§1053 Product Marketing
§1053.1 Sale of Subject Product
§1053.2 Distribution
§1053.3 Instructions re Product Use
§1060 MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
§1061 Scope of Physician Undertaking
§1062 Documentation Regarding Physician-Patient Relationship
§1063 Failure to Diagnose
§1064 Administration of Medications
§1065 Identification of Operative Procedure
§1066 Postoperative and Discharge Procedures
§1067 Informed Consent
§1068 Failure to Obtain Required Tests
DISCOVERY COLLECTION 10-2
§1070 DEFENSES
§1071 Affirmative Defenses and Denials
§1072 Alcohol and Drugs (Plaintiffs Decedent)
§1073 Imputed Contributory or Comparative Negligence
§1074 Assumption of Risk
§1075 Joint and Several Liability
§1076 Claimant’s Conduct
§1077 Decedent’s Conduct
§1078 Admissions by Decedent
§1079 Decedent’s Health Before Accident
§1079.1 Pre-existing Conditions
§1080 DAMAGES
§1081 General Damages
§1082 Special Damages-General Interrogatories
§1083 Lost Care, Comfort, Society and Affection
§1084 Out-of-Pocket Losses
§1085 Burial Expenses
§1086 Survivorship Actions – Decedent’s General Damages
§1087 Survivorship Actions – Decedent’s Special Damages
§1090 MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATORY INTERROGATORIES
§1091 Compensation from Collateral Sources
§1092 Witnesses/Investigations
§1093 Expert Identification
§1094 Insurance
§1095 Tender of Defense/Indemnity
§1096 Persons Contributing Information to Answers
§1097 DEPOSITION CHECKLISTS
§1098 Deposition of Defendant
§1098.1 Personal Background
§1098.2 Educational Background
§1098.3 Defendant’s Business Background
§1098.4 Information Relating to Cause of Death
§1098.5 Death due to Vehicular Negligence – Facts Pertaining to Accident
§1098.6 Death Due to Unsafe Premises – Facts Pertaining to Incident
§1098.6.1 In General
§1098.6.2 Information Regarding Premises
§1098.6.3 Plaintiff’s Status on Premises
§1098.6.4 Defendant’s Knowledge of Dangerous Condition
§1098.7 Death Due to Unsafe Product
§1098.7.1 In General
§1098.7.2 Product Testing and Design
§1098.7.3 Additional Facts Regarding Product
§1098.7.4 Defendant’s Contentions Regarding Incident Causation
§1098.8 Death Due to Medical Malpractice
§1098.8.1 Defendant’s Relationship to Plaintiff’s Decedent
§1098.8.2 Specific Errors and Omissions
§1098.8.3 Defendant’s Contentions Regarding Decedent’s Conduct
§1098.9 Damages in Wrongful Death Cases
§1098.10 Damages in Survivorship Cases
§1098.11 Affirmative Defenses and Denials
§1098.12 Investigation by Defendant
§1098.13 Surveillance Conducted by Defendant
§1098.14 Insurance
§1099 Deposition of Plaintiff
§1099.1 Wrongful Death Plaintiff – General Background
§1099.2 Survival Action Plaintiff – General Background
§1099.3 Information Relating to Cause of Death
§1099.4 Damages in Wrongful Death Cases
§1099.5 Damages in Survivorship Actions
§1099.6 Affirmative Defenses and Denials
§1099.7 Investigation by Plaintiff
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